CVE-2026-123569 PUBLISHED

Devalue before 5.6.3 Denial of Service via Sparse Array Serialization

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 06.11.2026 Published: 08.11.2026 Updated: 08.11.2026

The devalue package for npm before 5.6.3 can consume excessive CPU and memory when serializing sparse arrays with uneval or stringify. An attacker who manages to get a sparse array created on the server, which mainstream wire formats do not allow, and serialized there can cause a denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor sveltejs
Product devalue
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 5.6.3 (excl.)
  • Version 5.6.3 is unaffected

Credits

  • elliott-with-the-longest-name-on-github remediation developer

References

Problem Types

  • Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CWE